Learning Through Techonology

Technology facilitates learning in all sorts of manner. Some people believe that learning through technology is a blessing compared to the traditional and rigid method of learning through textbooks. While others believe that people nowadays are relying too much on technology as a method to learn. I believe that technology does enhance our learning, however, we should not be over dependent on it.

First of all, technology makes it a lot easier for us to learn new facts and gather useful information. If we have questions about our studies, we used to have to either approach our teachers or to sift through loads of books in the library. Now, we can simply switch on our computers or electronic devices to do a quick search on any online search engines to get our answers. If we have to do research for a paper or self study to finish, technology makes it a lot easier than before. Technology increases the convenience of learning. We can now learn better because we have more access to materials that facilitates our learning.

Furthermore, technology also includes a fun factor into our studies. In the past, learning comes only from books and teachers. Nowadays, learning can come from videos, television shows or even games. With technology, we devised more interesting ways to learn, and by making learning more interesting, we are enhancing education. Teachers can now use online videos as a way to teach. This makes the teaching less dry and allows students to absorb more information through each lessons. Websites like BrianPop.com, TV shows like Myth-busters and games like Geography genius all allows kids to learn things in a fun manner. Some schools have also adopted the usage of electronic devices and applications to enhance education.

However, that is not to say that technology is the answer to everything. There is always the question of reliability and credibility when it comes to information sources. Some authors are not trustworthy, thus, we cannot totally believe in whatever they write. This is especially true for online publications because they lack the credibility check publishers for books, papers and journals put in place. Therefore, we need to use technology in a wise manner. For example, if we search for information on an academic terminology, we have to check more than one individual source to see if the information given correlates. If is does not, then we have to decide which site is more reliable and choose what information we should believe in.

The adopting of technology as teaching methods in schools are less risky than surfing the net for answers. Teachers, who are academically qualified to teach students, can identify errors present in sources and choose to show sources which are not erred to their students. There are also many certified electronic learning devices such as electronic dictionaries and teaching kits as well as CDs or DVDs which have certified educational value. Therefore, learning through technology is not completely unreliable.

In conclusion, technology does help in learning. However, we cannot totally rely on technology just like why we cannot let our teachers "spoon feed" us information. We have to know what to believe and what not to. Our learning needs to come from many different sources and we need to do constant reality checks to see if the information in a source is right or wrong. The point is that technology is a tool not a bible. We have to use technology wisely for it to facilitate our learning. If not it might mislead us and hinder our learning process instead.